UCL: Real Madrid suffer first defeat of the season

Real Madrid succumbed to their first defeat of the season, as RB Leipzig secured a 3-2 victory of the Spanish Giants in their Champions League encounter on Tuesday. 

🏁 FP: @RBLeipzig 3-2 @realmadrid
⚽ Gvardiol 13', Nkunku 18', Timo Werner 81'; @vinijr 44', @RodrygoGoes 90'+4' (p)#UCL pic.twitter.com/BPrhW4dPvL

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) October 25, 2022

Leipzig inflict first defeat in all competitions for the European champions this season! 😱#UCL pic.twitter.com/4TyfgcfEhM

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 25, 2022

Goals from Josko Gvardiol and Christopher Nkunku put the host ahead 18 minutes into the game.

Vinicius Jr pulled on back just before the break, to create an opening for a possible in the second half. 

⏸️ DC: @RBLeipzig 2-1 @realmadrid
⚽ Gvardiol 13', Nkunku 18'; @vinijr 44'#UCL pic.twitter.com/ulLxErx4EC

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadrid) October 25, 2022

Both teams kept at it after the break, till Timo Werner made it three for the German side in the 81st minute. 

Never one to go down without a fight, Rodrygo scored a stoppage time spot kick to reduce the deficit for the defending European Champions, who have already qualified for the next round of the competition.

Through to the round of 16:

🇩🇪 Bayern
🇵🇹 Benfica
🇧🇪 Club Brugge
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Chelsea
🇩🇪 Dortmund
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Man City
🇮🇹 Napoli
🇫🇷 Paris
🇪🇸 Real Madrid #UCL

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) October 25, 2022

The result might have put a dent in Madrid’s winning running so far this season, but it didn’t tamper with their position at the top of Group F 

🌍 | #UCL STANDINGS

After 5 rounds, here are the tables of groups E, F, G and H! 👇

Chelsea, Real Madrid, Man City, Borussia Dortmund, PSG and Benfica have all secured the knockout stage, while Celtic and FC København already know they'll end bottom of their group. pic.twitter.com/L7jIfK8Znv

— Sofascore (@SofascoreINT) October 25, 2022

On the other hand, it increased Leipzig chances of qualifying for the Round of 16.